Shimla, April 6 -- A group of visually impaired protesters under the banner of the Himachal Pradesh Blind and Visually Impaired Association, on Monday, stopped by police while marching towards the Chief Minister's residence in Shimla, intensifying their long-pending agitation over job reservations and pension issues.

The protesters, who claim to have been agitating for over 900 days, attempted to hold a rally towards the Chief Minister's residence but were halted midway by a heavy police barricade.

Speaking on the occasion, Rajesh Thakur, a leader of the association, alleged that despite repeated protests and demonstrations, including multiple gheraos of the state secretariat and the Vidhan Sabha, the government has failed to address th...